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An affair; a usually adulterous relationship between people who are not married to each other.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- He was involved in a love affair with a married woman.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: affaire, liaison
Antonyms: none provided
A feeling of enthusiasm or strong liking for something; a fondness.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- I've always had a love affair with stamps.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
a relationship between two lovers
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: romance
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: relationship
Narrower terms: intrigue
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
91 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Arabic:
عَلَاقَة غَرَامِيَّة
(ʕalāqa ḡarāmiyya)
— adulterous relationship
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Belarusian:
рама́н
(ramán)
— adulterous relationship
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Belarusian:
любо́ўная су́вязь
(ljubównaja súvjazʹ)
— adulterous relationship
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Bulgarian:
любо́вна връ́зка
(ljubóvna vrǎ́zka)
— adulterous relationship
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Bulgarian:
афе́ра
(aféra)
— adulterous relationship
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Chinese Mandarin:
偷香竊玉 /偷香窃玉
(tōuxiāngqièyù)
— adulterous relationship
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Chinese Mandarin:
風流韻事 /风流韵事
(fēngliúyùnshì)
— adulterous relationship
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Chinese Mandarin:
外遇
(wàiyù)
— adulterous relationship
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Chinese Mandarin:
私情
(sīqíng)
— adulterous relationship
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Danish:
kærlighedsaffære
— adulterous relationship
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Danish:
affære
— adulterous relationship
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Esperanto:
amafero
— adulterous relationship
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Esperanto:
amaĵo
— adulterous relationship
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Esperanto:
amintrigo
— adulterous relationship
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Estonian:
armuafäär
— adulterous relationship
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Faroese:
fjas
— adulterous relationship
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Finnish:
rakkausseikkailu
— adulterous relationship
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Finnish:
rakkausjuttu
— adulterous relationship
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Finnish:
rakkaussuhde
— adulterous relationship
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French:
aventure
— adulterous relationship
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French:
liaison
— adulterous relationship
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German:
Liebesabenteuer
— adulterous relationship
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German:
Liebesaffäre
— adulterous relationship
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German:
Liaison
— adulterous relationship
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German:
Techtelmechtel
— adulterous relationship
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German:
Seitensprung
— adulterous relationship
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German:
Bettgeschichte
— adulterous relationship
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German:
Liebschaft
— adulterous relationship
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German:
Affäre
— adulterous relationship
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Greek:
ερωτοδουλειά
(erotodouleiá)
— adulterous relationship
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Hungarian:
szerelmi viszony
— adulterous relationship
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Hungarian:
szívügy
— adulterous relationship
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Icelandic:
ástarævintýri
— adulterous relationship
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Italian:
relazione amorosa
— adulterous relationship
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Italian:
affare di cuore
— adulterous relationship
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Italian:
tresca
— adulterous relationship
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Italian:
legame sentimentale
— adulterous relationship
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Italian:
storia
— adulterous relationship
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Italian:
avventura
— adulterous relationship
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Japanese:
情事
(jōji)
— adulterous relationship
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Japanese:
色恋沙汰
(irokoizata)
— adulterous relationship
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Japanese:
色恋
(irokoi)
— adulterous relationship
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Japanese:
ラブアフェア
(rabu afea)
— adulterous relationship
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Japanese:
不倫
(furin)
— adulterous relationship
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Korean:
러브 어페어
(reobeu eopeeo)
— adulterous relationship
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Korean:
정사
(jeongsa)
— adulterous relationship
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Korean:
연애 사건
(yeonae sageon)
— adulterous relationship
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Korean:
련애 사건
(ryeonae sageon)
— adulterous relationship
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Korean:
불륜
(bullyun)
— adulterous relationship
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Latin:
amōrēs
— adulterous relationship
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Latin:
cōnsuētūdō
— adulterous relationship
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Latvian:
attiecības
— adulterous relationship
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Lithuanian:
meilės santykis
— adulterous relationship
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Macedonian:
љубовна врска
(ljubovna vrska)
— adulterous relationship
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Macedonian:
афе́ра
(aféra)
— adulterous relationship
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Norwegian Bokmål:
kjærlighetsaffære
— adulterous relationship
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Norwegian Nynorsk:
kjærleiksaffære
— adulterous relationship
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Polish:
romans
— adulterous relationship
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Portuguese:
caso
— adulterous relationship
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Russian:
рома́н
(román)
— adulterous relationship
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Russian:
любовное похожде́ние
(ljubovnoje poxoždénije)
— adulterous relationship
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Russian:
любо́вная интри́га
(ljubóvnaja intríga)
— adulterous relationship
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Russian:
любо́вная связь
(ljubóvnaja svjazʹ)
— adulterous relationship
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Russian:
шу́ры-му́ры
(hanky-panky)
— adulterous relationship
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Russian:
ша́шни
(šášni)
— adulterous relationship
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Russian:
аму́ры
(amúry)
— adulterous relationship
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Spanish:
ligue
— adulterous relationship
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Spanish:
escarceo amoroso
— adulterous relationship
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Spanish:
aventura
— adulterous relationship
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Spanish:
devaneo
— adulterous relationship
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Spanish:
affaire
— adulterous relationship
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Spanish:
lío
— adulterous relationship
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Spanish:
rollo
— adulterous relationship
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Spanish:
idilio
— adulterous relationship
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Spanish:
romance
— adulterous relationship
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Spanish:
amorío
— adulterous relationship
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Spanish:
embullo
— adulterous relationship
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Swedish:
kärleksaffär
— adulterous relationship
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Swedish:
affär
— adulterous relationship
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Swedish:
förhållande
— adulterous relationship
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Ukrainian:
рома́н
(román)
— adulterous relationship
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Ukrainian:
любо́вний зв'язо́к
(ljubóvnyj zvʺjazók)
— adulterous relationship
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Chinese Mandarin:
喜愛 /喜爱
(xǐ'ài)
— fondness
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Finnish:
rakkaussuhde
— fondness
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Hungarian:
szívügy
— fondness
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Italian:
passione
— fondness
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Italian:
predisposizione
— fondness
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Malayalam:
പ്രണയം
(praṇayaṁ)
— fondness
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Polish:
pasja
— fondness
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Russian:
привя́занность
(privjázannostʹ)
— fondness
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Russian:
любо́вь
(ljubóvʹ)
— fondness